Saturday, August 11, 2007

Photo Friday- oddity

We went to the Mediaeval fair in the mediaeval village of Haut de Cagnes last week.Some of the street performer groups were wild and wonderful and definitely qualified as oddities.

This particular group of stilt walkers and musicians is called Bugel Noz.

A Bugel Noz is a Breton imp or sprite who steals a family's galettes [buckwheat pancakes] and their lait ribot [a fermented milk drink similar to keffir]According to their publicity, the group is mean to represent spirits of earth, air, fire and water.The costumes were amazing and quite believable -some children were freaked by the strange;y dressed people and others convinced they were real.They certainly had an impish sense of fun and they used sort of buzzy kazoo things to make their voices squeak-not unlike Mr Punch's swazzle from a punch and judy show.Technorati Tags: photo friday, stilt walkers, bugel noz,